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Gunsmithing
Case Seperation I thought.
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<blockquote data-quote="nicholasjohn" data-source="post: 1618585" data-attributes="member: 109113"><p>I wouldn't think you could get enough of that powder in the case to do that. Was it a brand new can of powder, or one that you had already loaded other cartridges from ? It may somehow have been mis-labeled, and it isn't the powder you think it is. I think that with 40 years of loading experience, you probably didn't just screw this up - something is wrong with this picture. </p><p></p><p>This may have set back the surfaces that the bolt lugs seat against in the action, or perhaps cracked a lug. Cheking the headspace, like someone else suggested here, would be a good first step. Maybe magnaflux would show any cracks in the bolt lugs - ask your gunsmith. I wouldn't feel comfortable shooting that rifle again without a thorough examination of all the working parts. The fact that it held together once under this kind of pressure is remarkable. Expecting it to hold again, even at normal pressure levels, may be asking a lot.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="nicholasjohn, post: 1618585, member: 109113"] I wouldn't think you could get enough of that powder in the case to do that. Was it a brand new can of powder, or one that you had already loaded other cartridges from ? It may somehow have been mis-labeled, and it isn't the powder you think it is. I think that with 40 years of loading experience, you probably didn't just screw this up - something is wrong with this picture. This may have set back the surfaces that the bolt lugs seat against in the action, or perhaps cracked a lug. Cheking the headspace, like someone else suggested here, would be a good first step. Maybe magnaflux would show any cracks in the bolt lugs - ask your gunsmith. I wouldn't feel comfortable shooting that rifle again without a thorough examination of all the working parts. The fact that it held together once under this kind of pressure is remarkable. Expecting it to hold again, even at normal pressure levels, may be asking a lot. [/QUOTE]
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